Truth is, only the useless get to the top in this country.

Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.

somethings can only be seen in the shadows

Barcelona is a very old city in which you can feel the weight of history; it is haunted by history. You cannot walk around it without perceiving it.

All true stories begin and end in a cemetery" - The Shadow of the Wind

Every labyrinth has its minotaur

The haunting of history is ever present in Barcelona. I see cities as organisms, as living creatures. To me, Madrid is a man and Barcelona is a woman. And its a woman whos extremely vain.

A good liar knows that the most efficient lie is always a truth that has had a key piece removed from it.

Waiting is the rust of the soul.

Sometimes we think people are like lottery tickets, that they're there to make our most absurd dreams come true.

One mustn't dream of one's future; one must earn it.

Reading is an addiction, much like living and breathing is an addiction.

I hate goblins.

We do tend to overreact when we feel threatened. Men, I mean.

Refusal to hope is nothing more than a decision to die.

I don't like a man to be too efficient. He's likely to be not human enough.

The angel rolled away the stone from Jesus' tomb, not to let the living Lord out, but to let unconvinced outsiders in.

Nothing mattered except states of mind, chiefly our own.

I know i'll screw up. But i'll keep trying, as long as you let me.

Every one is least known to himself, and it is very difficult for a man to know himself.

My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.